Covid-19 Vaccine Imports Exceed 50 Million Doses

A total of 3.2 million doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccines, which is the 50th shipment to enter the country, arrived on Sept. 11, according to the latest announcement of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
With the recent shipment, the total imported Covid-19 vaccines exceeded 50 million doses, IRNA reported.
From Feb. 3 to Sept. 11, coronavirus vaccines were imported from China, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Austria and India, while the highest volume of imported vaccines belonged to Sinopharm.
A total of 4.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Iran on 238 pallets weighing 73 tons on Sept. 3, the largest coronavirus shipment imported so far, according to the technical deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“The new imported vaccines are the Chinese-made Sinopharm,” Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Nasser Riahi, chairman of Iranian Pharmaceutical Importers Association, said 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will have been imported to Iran by the end of 2021 as per contracts signed with international manufacturers.